An American M5 "Stuart" light tank on the streets of the war-torn north-western French city of Saint-Lô; July 1944.

US tank in a French city

M4A3 Sherman firing rockets from the mounted T34 Calliope rocket launcher in France, February/March 1945.

The T34 Calliope was a tank mounted multi-barrelled rocket launcher. It was also known as the steam organ due to its shape. It fired 4.5 inch rockets from 60 tubes.

Developed in 1943, it first saw active service in late 1944/early 1945. It had been planned to use them in both Normandy and during an offensive in the winter of 1944, but these plans were interrupted for various reasons.

T34 Calliope

US 90th Infantry Division medics at the captured German Sd.Kfz 251 armored personnel carrier on one of the streets of the French town of Chambois, about 30 miles south-east of Caen. In the vehicle, a Canadian soldier helps a wounded German soldier to get out; 1944. 